Geoff and I are checking out the festival and the diverse crowd attending it. Elizabeth, a Reyum volunteer comes by.

A bald kid in old clothes comes up and asks for money. (Shaved heads often mean a quick solution to getting rid of lice and bugs.) Geoff politely ignores the kid who turns his attention to Elizabeth, who he can talk to in Khmer. Eliz doesn’t want to encourage begging and is politely firm in saying no. I simply say ‘No small change’.

Then Delphine from Sovanna Phum shows up and says in Khmer, in an almost maternal tone, “Hey, are you sniffing glue? You shouldn’t be doing that, it’s really bad for you. Do you have glue? Give it to me.” And the kid hands over the bag, and walks away.
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